Issues in Corrections - Research, Policy, and Future Prospects

This book explores in depth the main issues surrounding current topics in institutional corrections. Issues in Corrections includes chapters written by correctional researchers and scholars on prison behavior (including gangs and misconduct), solitary confinement, prison programming, and rehabilitation.

List of contents

Section I: Institutional Corrections
Chapter 1. Introduction: Corrections Today, Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and John P. Walsh
Chapter 2. Jails, John P. Walsh and Sarah Light
Chapter 3. Prisons, Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick
Chapter 4. Gender Issues in Corrections, Carrie L. Buist and Emily Lenning

Section II: Security Issues
Chapter 5. Classification of Inmates, Mari B. Pierce
Chapter 6. Prison Gangs and Security Threat Groups, Beverly R. Crank and Catherine D. Marcum
Chapter 7. Solitary Confinement: Restrictive Housing, Segregation, and the Isolation of Inmates, Jody Sundt

Section III: Programming
Chapter 8. Psychological Prison Programs, Emily Lasko and Chad Posick
Chapter 9. Substance Abuse Treatment in Prisons and Jails, David Olson
Chapter 10. Correctional Education and Social Reintegration, Daniel R. Lee
Chapter 11. Conclusion: Corrections Tomorrow, John P. Walsh and Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick

About the author

Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Tampa.

John P. Walsh is associate professor of criminal justice at Grand Valley State University.

Summary

This book explores in depth the main issues surrounding current topics in institutional corrections. Issues in Corrections includes chapters written by correctional researchers and scholars on prison behavior (including gangs and misconduct), solitary confinement, prison programming, and rehabilitation.

Product details

• Authors: Carly Hilinski-Rosick, Carly M. Walsh Hilinski-Rosick
• Assisted by: Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick (Editor), Hilinski-Rosick Carly M. (Editor), John P. Walsh (Editor), Walsh John P. (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781498541237
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4123-7
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Penology and punishment, Human rights, civil rights, Central / national / federal government policies, Penology & punishment, Central government policies